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    [–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I know a little linux, but obviously I'm still learning. I've picked up everything I know on my own, for the most part - internet guides from the linux community tend to be pretty solid, and I know enough to not totally FUBAR my system.

    Is there a listing of standard linux directories and what they're for? Lite /etc, things like that. Because I seem to find bits of different stuff in a variety of directories.

    I've recently moved to linux on my gaming rig, which is my daily driver - that being said, it is mainly for gaming. Anything can surf the web or play videos and shit, for the most part.

    [–] starman@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    Most distros follow the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

    Edit: also, check out this video by Fireship

    [–] Sanguine@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Thanks for this. New linux user and this helped me understand a bit better why files go where they go.

    [–] starman@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago